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The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collin

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In Suzanne Collin’s trilogy The Hunger Games, the story focuses on the journey and struggles of sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen within the dystopian society of Panem. Throughout the books, Katniss is torn between choosing to fight the injustice and tyranny that has long been a problem for the people of Panem, or to give in to the power of the Capitol in order to keep herself and more importantly her family safe. In the end she rises up and without really intending to, becomes the hero that has long been needed in order to create change in her society. Katniss is like a modern day Robin Hood, because she stands up for and ultimately leads the common people in a revolution against the oppressive Capitol, despite it putting her and her loved ones at risk for the greater good. The history of Panem as we know it from Katniss’s view is a bleak one. The citizens of the twelve districts of Panem are being oppressed by the authoritarian Capitol because of the last uprising that occurred. Originally the nation of Panem consisted of a Capitol that was surrounded by thirteen districts. Then the “Dark Days” happened, which is when the districts began an uprising against the Capitol. Twelve of the districts were defeated, while the thirteenth one was obliterated. Due to this event, “The Treaty of Treason” was created which gave them new laws, as well as the Hunger Games to serve as a yearly reminder that the Dark Days should not be repeated. The rules of the Hunger Games require each

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